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Plethodon petraeus (Pigeon Mountain Salamander)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Pigeon Mountain salamander (Plethodon petraeus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, and caves.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Plethodon petraeus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Plethodon petraeus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
8
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
55
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 17.74
EDGE Score: 4.32
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  7 inches (18.3 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Crockford-Pigeon Mountain State Wildlife Management Area   Georgia, United States  

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0